Environmental Activism and Indigenous Issues in Cambodia: The Role of Film-Based Advocacy with and for Young People

Manning, P. and R. Killean (2021) “Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia – filmbased advocacy with and for young people”, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh.

10 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2021

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Peter Manning

University of Bath - Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Rachel Killean

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law; Queen's University Belfast School of Law

Date Written: August 25, 2021

Abstract

Over the course of 2020 a group of twelve young Cambodians were provided with a bespoke filmmaking training programme and educational support about environmental and Indigenous issues in Cambodia. The project employed an iterative participatory methodology throughout. This involved giving ownership of the creative process to the young people, while encouraging them to develop their films through dialogue with the Indigenous communities that they worked with. The central aim of the project was to produce a set of films that could be used as advocacy tools to amplify awareness of the urgent, intersecting environmental harms and issues facing Indigenous Bunong communities in Cambodia. Three films were produced that explore and document these issues, including deforestation, animal welfare, and Indigenous Bunong heritage and culture. This report reflects on and distils key lessons from the project.

Keywords: Indigenous issues; conservation; Cambodia; participatory filmmaking

Suggested Citation

Manning, Peter and Killean, Rachel, Environmental Activism and Indigenous Issues in Cambodia: The Role of Film-Based Advocacy with and for Young People (August 25, 2021). Manning, P. and R. Killean (2021) “Environmental activism and Indigenous issues in Cambodia – filmbased advocacy with and for young people”, Bophana Center, Phnom Penh., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3911108 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3911108

Peter Manning

University of Bath - Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences ( email )

United Kingdom

Rachel Killean (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

Queen's University Belfast School of Law ( email )

School of Law
Belfast BT7 1NN, BT7 1NN
Ireland

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